'Neighbor' in the Bible

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,And tomorrow I will give it,”When you have it with you.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor,Who lives securely beside you.

My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor,If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family],

Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.

He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,But a man of understanding keeps silent.

The righteous man is a guide to his neighbor,But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.

He who despises his neighbor sins [against God and his fellow man],But happy [blessed and favored by God] is he who is gracious and merciful to the poor.

A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin],And leads him in a way that is not good.

A man lacking common sense gives a pledgeAnd becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.

Wealth makes many friends,But a poor man is separated from his friend.

The soul of the wicked desires evil [like an addictive substance];His neighbor finds no compassion in his eyes.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].

Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?

Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];And do not reveal another’s secret,

Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrowIs a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).

So is the man who deceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend)And then says, “Was I not joking?”

Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].

A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]Is spreading a net for his own feet.